Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® said he would support the legal fund of a man who is accused of vandalizing a display by The Satanic Temple inside the Iowa Capitol on Thursday.

Michael Cassidy was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief for knocking over and destroying a statue erected by the temple inside the capitol, The Des Moines Register first reported.

“Satan has no place in our society and should not be recognized as a ‘religion’ by the federal government,” DeSantis said on X, formerly Twitter. “I’ll chip in to contribute to this veteran’s legal defense fund. Good prevails over evil — that’s the American spirit.”

  • @littlewonder
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    691 year ago

    Not to mock, but to test the separation of church and state and whether all religions really are allowed to participate.

    • @CitizenKong
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      411 year ago

      And they have expertly proven their point. It’s always “my freedom”, not “your freedom”.